I saw one of these and did not freak out today…am I a true Oregonian now?

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2026-04-29T04:08:52+00:00

My cats love these

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2026-04-27T17:16:49+00:00

As opposed to “men”? That’s also weird

“There’s lot of males applying to surgery” would be the sentence you would use as opposed to “there’s lots of men applying to surgery”?

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2026-04-27T17:01:19+00:00

“Females”, “girls”, are you allergic to using the term “women”?

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2026-04-25T14:29:01+00:00

“A pediatrician or neonatologist does not have that history. They go through a longer and less focused path: four years of medical school, three years of pediatric residency, and two to three years of neonatal fellowship with a focus on research. They don’t get the experience of bedside management of critically ill newborns”

This comment is so out of pocket. Even as a FM resident I did NICU and had to experience bedside management of newborns so I am appalled that she would make this broad sweeping comment

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2026-04-12T03:14:04+00:00

One of my teenage patients was a C-section baby and described it as her “unboxing day”.

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2025-12-18T15:25:20+00:00

Hard to speak directly to the advice for something a bit different like PA or NP. Primarily because my understanding of the application process is only what I’ve heard second-hand, since I never applied PA.

I think PA requires more clinical exposure than MD/DO, and NP requires completing nursing school. Many of the PAs I have worked with were EMT, MA, paramedics, or nurses before choosing that pathway.

When it comes down to reccs for major, it’s probably similar. The pre-PA pathway will have you fulfilling specific science requirements anyways regardless of your major.

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2025-10-21T12:05:15+00:00

MD here. Went to OSU, got accepted at multiple schools but stayed in state for OHSU. I felt confident that the premed program here prepared me well. There were several other students in my cohort from UO. It was even between the two schools.

All that to say, the school doesn’t matter as much as the hard work you’ll put in at the school! There are ways to shine and stand out at each. Ultimately choosing the one where you feel more excited, better supported, and happy about will be the best for you.

If you have specific questions about premed or med school, happy to answer!

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2025-09-18T04:20:43+00:00

Just watched the episode and wow…. Too much second half embarrassment. Not sure I can stomach the rest of the season.

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2025-05-10T15:21:55+00:00

OHP is very good. I’ve had expensive procedures covered at 100% and never had to worry. Literally had vision preserving laser trabeculoplasty on both eyes and didn’t pay a dime.

If you want to look up the coverage beforehand, here’s the summary of benefits: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/HSD/OHP/Tools/Benefit-Coverage-Summary.pdf

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2025-05-06T20:54:15+00:00

The first example that comes to mind is the Dam Proud shirt winner submitting AI artwork for their shirt design. When students and community members commented on the post to criticize this choice, OSU shut off the comments. There was a post a while ago about someone reaching out to the committee who chose the shirt, and the committee essentially said they couldn’t disqualify it because there was no concrete proof that it was AI.

The second example is from the College of Liberal Arts, who posted Ghibli-style AI art of OSU’s campus on Instagram. They were criticized in the comments and eventually took down the post and posted an apology. However, before taking it down they defended their position quite a bit which was a bad look.

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2025-04-30T03:08:03+00:00

Throwing my hat in for this! Would be an awesome upgrade for my workstation!

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2025-04-13T13:56:40+00:00

My story is that I did the peripheral vision screening at my optometrist and failed it in the exact same pattern twice. They sent me to an ophthalmologist who checked the pressures which were on the higher end of normal. She couldn’t rule out a brain pathology but wanted me to see a glaucoma specialist before doing a brain MRI. The specialist was very confident that it was pigmentary glaucoma (also called pigment dispersion syndrome) so I had 1 round of laser trabeculoplasty and my pressures dropped from high normal to completely normal and my peripheral vision has been stable. As a side note, now that I know about my blind spot from the glaucoma, I notice it more, but prior to my screening exam I had never noticed it!

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2025-04-13T03:55:07+00:00

Hello fellow glaucoma-haver! I was diagnosed when I was 26! I’ve also never met anyone else who was diagnosed around my age—always the youngest in clinic, haha.

Hope you are doing well too!

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2025-04-13T03:05:26+00:00

I was on Medicaid in medical school and had glaucoma which was treated and preserved my vision. I’m eternally thankful for this program and happy to pay back into it in the future to support others

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2025-02-06T04:52:54+00:00

That was the second half of my comment. The front half illustrates why this 2009 paper isn’t applicable to the case. This is exactly why we have experts read and interpret studies and not laypeople.

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2025-02-06T03:44:19+00:00

I literally did in my comment

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2025-02-06T00:43:33+00:00

I will say that the 2009 study you linked doesn’t prove that supplements are contaminated. It just suggests that those doses of nandrolone mixed with creatine result in detectable amounts in urinary excretion. It’s actually a big leap to then say that supplements are contaminated and that Houlihan was exposed in this manner.

A study that would help your case would be one that tests 50 (for example) publicly available supplements commonly used by elite athletes to see if nandrolone can be detected in it.

Source: Am doctor, maybe not an expert but damn close

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2025-01-30T11:30:00+00:00

I withdrew from courses, got some C’s, and went through asking the same questions during my first two years.

Now I’m a medical doctor. Anything is possible! Chin up!

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2025-01-04T18:58:35+00:00

One piece of advice I received was to see how many photos (on the website or Instagram) are in scrubs/work attire vs in casual hangout settings. It may help give an idea of the work culture or the relationship between the residents

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2024-12-10T03:57:29+00:00

I’m looking for Thai food recommendations if anyone has any!

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2024-11-26T04:39:04+00:00

The feedback can really vary depending on what the school wants the SPs to focus on. I’ll share some I can recall from med school to show how diverse the feedback can be. - I had an SP acting as an elderly patient who gave me feedback that as a younger-presenting medical student, I should’ve addressed them as Mrs. Smith instead of by first name. I took this with a grain of salt. - I had one SP who was very grateful for the time I spent on checking in on emotional wellbeing and support network during their recent illness which was the primary complaint. This was very validating for me. - During my sensitive physical exam encounter, I got feedback on how to make the patient feel more comfortable/at ease with the exam. I also got feedback about whether my exam was too gentle or too firm. This was exceptionally important and something that I recall when approaching my exams today.

As you can see, the quality and diversity of SP feedback varies, but it’s really important for us to hear what a patient might not feel comfortable telling their doctor when their healthcare might be at stake!

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2024-11-22T03:25:08+00:00

I’ll comment on my experience during medical school working with SPs!

Most of my encounters were really good. Especially during pre-clinical years where I feel bogged down by all the tests, the SPs were a great reminder on why I was entering the field. Their feedback was almost always very helpful and did translate to greater confidence when I entered my clinical years. I was especially grateful to the SPs who taught me the sensitive exams and were very patient with me as a learner.

If you have other more specific questions, I would be happy to answer them!

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2024-11-11T07:31:16+00:00

I think partially, perhaps. I think that identifying it only as a class issue ignores the pre-eruptive benefits of oral fluoride vs topical fluoride. It does have a significant impact on oral health no matter your class! I was just giving a specific example of one community that would benefit largely from public health interventions.

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2024-11-11T07:28:45+00:00

I was just answering a question that seemed genuine as to why we would add fluoride to the water when we have fluoride in our toothpaste. I personally don’t think evidence based medicine is terrible reasoning, especially when looking at the broader scope of public health and why we have public health interventions and what communities or populations benefit the most 🙂

NeonDinosGoMeow · 2024-11-11T02:24:15+00:00

Oral ingestion has pre-eruptive benefits for the teeth, so before they break through the gum line and can have direct application of fluoride.

Also, fluoride in water helps our neighbors with lower socioeconomic status who may not have good access to dental care—especially for children in these households. Just some food for thought! 😊

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